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1897-1979

Edgar Harry Brookes

… with his family in 1901.In 1920 he was hired to teach at the University of Pretoria while working towards a doctorral … white academic and prominent…

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1903-1973

Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams

… was born on 12 March 1903 in Vilna, Lithuania. He was the son of Zecharya Alter Abramowich and Rachel Leah Sherman. … with his parents to England where he…

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1814-1893

George Christopher Cato

… Christopher Cato was born in 25 February 1814, London. The eldest son of a Huguenot family called Caton who settled … in London. His family, silk weaving…

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1889-1981

Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize

… After his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the first students to attend the Inanda Seminary and thereafter went to Ohlange Institute. … also…

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1931-2018

Samir Amin

… capitalism, colonialism and (under)development was one of the most important contributions to the discussion over the Third Worlds place in the World economy…

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1810-1872

Charles Du Val

… long-time associate, Arthur Fry, arrived in Cape Town at the end of 1879. They toured South Africa until 1881, when they were interrupted by the siege of…

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Dan Tloome

… Born in the Orange Free State, Tloome became involved in trade union work in the 1930s and joined the Communist Party. In 1941 he was chosen vice-president…

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1920-1996

Alcott Skei Gwentshe

… Alcott Skei Gwentshe was born in 1920 in Tsomo in the Transkei. A shopkeeper in (Duncan Village township)East … London, Alcott Skei Gwentshe played a key…

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1937-1965

Ndazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)

… on 12 May 1937 in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape. Nakasa was the second of three children of Joseph Nakasa and his wife, … . He also freelanced for publications in…

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1919-1999

Phyllis Altman

… could not afford university fees she accepted a loan from the Transvaal Education Department which was conditional on her teaching after graduation. While…

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1956

Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini

… as a child and as a result spent close to four years in the hospital until the age of 6. Manzini’s parents, who were teachers, were both active members of…

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1927

Ayesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood

… Bibi "Asa" Dawood was born in Worcester , Cape Province on the 31 January, 1927 to an Indian Merchant and a Malay woman. … As a young girl, Asa (as she was…

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1942

Pamela dos Santos (nee Beira)

… which brought her into contact with people involved in the political struggle. In 1961, dos Santos participated, … graffiti writing and so on, calling for…

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1924-2009

Ricardo Rangel

… born on 15 February 1924 in Lourenço Marques, now Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. His mother was a black Mozambiquan … Chinese heritage. Rangel began his…

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1930-1985

Molly Blackburn

… Molly Blackburn was born in 1930.  She was the daughter of Elgar Bellhouse who was at one time the chairperson of the Progressive Party (PP) in Port…

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1965

Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko

… Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko was born on the 2 April 1965, at Charteston Location, Nigel. She completed her junior primary education at the Jabavu East…

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1932

Mimi Coertse

… donna."Prima donna", in its true sense, properly indicates the chief female vocalist in an opera company. It signifies a … in Vienna, where she reigned as…

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1762-1834

Henry Bathurst

… born in Gloucestershire, England on 22 May 1762. He was the eldest son of the second Earl of Bathurst. In April 1789 he married the daughter of Lord George…

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1939

Chief Malebogo

… (Kgalusi Seketa Masilo Ratshatsha Malaboch) was chief of the Bahananwa chiefdom, a group of the Tswana peoples. Lebogo led the Bahananwa to the Blouberg,…

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1880-1919

Cecilia Makiwane

… Cecilia Makiwane was born in 1880 at the MacFarlane Mission in the Victoria district of Alice in the Eastern Cape . Her father was a teacher and a minister ……

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1948-2007

Bill Flynn

… actor, known for his roles in films like  Heel Against the Head  and  Running Riot . He was a great all-rounder, … roles. He won thirteen best-actor awards,…

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1936

Luli Callinicos

… and is of Hellenic descent. She began her involvement in the struggle for democracy at an early age. She began her career teaching history at schools and was…

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Douglas G. Wolton

… Douglas G Wolton was a leader of the  Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) from 1931 to … and immigrated to South Africa, in 1921. He joined the CPSA in…

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1917

Peter Nkutsoeu Raboroko

… Peter Nkutsoeu Raboroko was born in 1917 in the Orange Free State where his father was employed as a farm laborer.  He grew up in the slums of Sophiatown in …

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1859-1936

Meshach Pelem

… qualified as a primary school teacher. After teaching in the Cape for several years, he went to the  Griqualand West  diamond fields and in 1884-1885…

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1889-1970

James “Sofasonke” Mpanza

… was born in 1889. Mpanza was founder and leader from the mid-1940s of the Sofasonke Party of Orlando township, Johannesburg, and a … who built his following…

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1932

Harold Rubin

… Roza van Gelderen, Douglas Portway and Herman Wald. At the age of 16, he started studying clarinet with Louis … pupil of composition and theory with Rimsky…

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1955

Jabulani Sam Nhlengethwa

… Jabulani Sam Nhlengethwa was born on 9 January 1955 in the Payneville township of  Springs ,  Gauteng  (formerly Transvaal). Forced removals in the area made…

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1951-2025

Rashid Lombard

… school, he trained as an architectural draughtsman. During the 1980s, Lombard worked in the audio-visual department of a large construction company … in…

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1954

Vice Admiral Refiloe Johannes Mudimu

… on 6 March 1954 in Sophiatown (Johannesburg). He joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Umkhonto We Sizwe … received his military training in Angola,…

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